4 out of my last 5 hunts= lots of silver (picture heavy)

I misplaced my camera so I wasn't able to take pictures and post from my last few detecting hunts. BTW, I am able to get out more often than most people because I am semi-retired. I remember when I was only able to detect maybe once a month. Anyway, here goes....

I found this war nickel 3 weeks ago on an empty lot that used to have an older 2 story house on it. We were given permission, but then the land caretaker came by and told us to leave. I found 2 older wheat cents and then this nickel in the first 15 minutes, then in about another 15 we had to leave, so I was thankful that I was walking away with something. Took me till the last day of 2013 to find my only war nickel for the year and I found this one in April.

1943-P Jefferson "War" Nickel:

My occasional detecting partner has been wanting to head up to my town (he is 30 minutes away) cause his area has a lot of pressure from other detectorists. As a result, I have been working hard at finding places, even sometimes in the not-so-good neighborhoods. Two weekends ago we didn't have a house to detect and he saw this man raking leaves and we got permission to hunt his 1909 house. I had only found a wheat and then moved down the side of the house. I got this jumpy signal next to the broken walkway and was extremely surprised when I was looking into the hole and found this Barber half. This is a first for me, and I can now say that I have found every variety of half produced in the 20th century. As I was walking to the car, I found the Mercury dime on the easement at the front of the house. It was about 7 inches down and didn't give a clear sound. We then went to another lot and I found the pendant. It has Pope Pius on one side and Mother Teresa on the other. I think it is copper and silver plated.

1927 Mercury and 1908 Barber Half Dollar:

Pendant:

Earlier in the week, I finally got permission to hunt this lot that I knew about since early last year. The lot had a home on it that burned down and the property owner's have a business on the other side of town. I went into the business and they quickly gave me permission. What is a little ironic is that they own a boating business and the last find of the day was the "Shipyard Volunteer" badge. I would appreciate anymore information on the two items.

Shipyard Volunteer Badge and Insurance company token:

I also found this neat Tootsie Toy Fire engine:

Finally, my detecting partner and I got back together today. We have been hitting this residental area and generally only finding mostly wheats and the occasional single silver. I told him to meet me "on the other side of the interstate" because for some odd reason I have done much better in that area on the silver. Today didn't dissappoint.

We started off by detecting this one well hit property and I had only found a deep clad dime. It was 10 am and I decided to ask permission at this one house. I felt that it would work out, because I had gotten permission on all the houses around it, but it wasn't so. We then decided to go down the road and park and split up and see how many houses we could get. I knocked on 2 doors and didn't get an answer. I then went to this corner lot that just recently sold and I have been eyeing for over a year. He got permission on this wide easement in the front of this very old house.

My first silver was the 1945 Mercury dime on the wide easement where he had gotten permission. He was a little irritated (I rub it in also) because he walked over it.

The rest of the silver was found at the corner lot where I had gotten permission. It was a 1932-P quarter, 1942 and 1945 Mercury dime. I also found a 1940 Jefferson nickel. He found a 1951 Rosy, 1943 Mercury dime and an aluminum token. So the corner lot gave us 5 silver today and lots of wheat cents.

Remember its not the treasures we find or the length of the journey. But the fact that when we are done we can look back at our life and smile with a satisfied feeling that we enjoyed the trip. So always "Keep Swinging And Keep Smiling"

Nice finds. As already mentioned, the Barber half dollar steals the show. Only found 2 in 35 years detecting.

I've been really blessed over the 2 years of very active hunting. There are members in my club who have been detecting their whole lives and they are surprised at what I dig up. I think it is because I am work very hard at it.